MUSE • Musicians United for Social Equity

Biography

I am an award winning songwriter and composer. I have released three solo albums and performed my work throughout the UK and internationally, at venues such as The Royal Festival Hall, Live at Zédel and in support of the legendary Jools Holland on his Country House tour. My musicianship has led to collaborations with such luminaries as Bob James, Soumik Datta and Árstíðir. I compose for theatre, television and opera, and my work has been performed at such venues as Hoxton Hall, The Arcola and 59E59 NYC. Collaborating with my twin, Dina, has given me my most rewarding writing experiences, from writing a rock opera for the ENO Lilian Baylis programme at 16, to winning the Vivian Ellis prize at 21, right up to the present day and our collaboration on a new adaptation of The Wind in the Willows for Audible starring Jennifer Saunders and Harriet Walter. In 2021 Broadway Records released a World Premiere Recording of our musical “My Marcello” with an all-star cast including Santino Fontana, Laura Osnes, Terrence Mann and Derek Klena. In June 2023, I was both the Composer and Musical Director of “T-room…The Musical” commissioned by Endstation Theatre Company, which premiered at Thoresen Theatre, Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA. Recent opera commissions include “Tutankhamun’s Shoes” for English Touring Opera, “Sammy And The Beanstalk” for OperaUpClose and my brand new opera “The Haberdasher Prince”, commissioned by Lyric Opera of Kansas City which will premiere April 2024 and run until June 2025. Over the last 20 years I have also worked as orchestrator and string arranger with artists as diverse as UK pop-sensation Busted, Faroese musician collective Gestir, Faroese multi-disciplinary artist Heidrik á Heygum, Icelandic Indie rock band Árstíðir, US singer-songwriter and producer Nik Metaxas, UK popstar Julian Lennon, Indian Sarod-virtuoso Soumik Datta, UK popstar Delilah, UK popstar and Go West frontman Peter Cox, The Dhol Foundation and internationally renowned session drummer Kaz Rodriguez.